Posted by admin | Posted in General DUI News | Posted on 12-05-2010
On May 12, 2010, Arizona DUI Attorney, Ted Agnick got his client’s Super Extreme DUI reduced to Reckless Driving. In this case, his client’s blood test result was a .212. In addition to having an extremely high blood alcohol concentration, his client was involved in a rollover accident. This was tremendous for the client allowing him to avoid substantial DUI penalties.
Arizona DUI Attorney Ted Agnick was able to obtain this result because of potential procedural errors by the arresting police officer. Additionally, it appeared improper medical procedures were used that also may have resulted in the State’s blood results being suppressed. These issues, and some others, combined created the leverage necessary to negotiate this result and get all the DUI charges dismissed.
This result is a classic example of the value an experienced DUI lawyer can provide people charged with DUI. So, remember, do not give up on your case and explore all possible defenses.
Posted by Ted Agnick, The Lawyer | Posted in General DUI News | Posted on 07-04-2010
As an Arizona DUI Attorney, I see Andrew Thomas’ (The Head Maricopa County Criminal Prosecutor) resignation as an opportunity for citizens accused of DUI to get better Justice in Maricopa County. Andrew Thomas’ last day as the Maricopa County Attorney is April 7, 2010. Many people see this as a change for the better. In fact, rumor has it that some Maricopa County Deputy County Attorneys (the attorneys that work for Andrew Thomas in the trenches prosecuting people for DUI on a daily basis) got together with Defense attorneys on the evening of April 6, 2010, to celebrate Andrew Thomas’ departure.
Andrew Thomas has been in the news a lot lately as he became so emboldened that he filed criminal charges against at least one Maricopa County Superior Court Judge. He also filed criminal charges against County Board Chairman, Don Stapely and County Supervisor Mary Wilcox. These three County Officials were defendants in Andrew Thomas’ unsuccessful federal civil-racketeering lawsuit he filed against them. These prosecutions resulted in Andrew Thomas reportedly being investigated by the FBI, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the State Bar of Arizona for alleged abuse of prosecutorial power in his handling of criminal cases against Stapley, Wilcox and a Superior Court judge. It appears that his behavior got so far out of hand, the Feds had to step in.
Andrew Thomas’ policies affected many DUI prosecutions. My impression has been that many prosecutors wanted to do what they thought was justice and make better deals on cases or dismiss charges. However, they were bound by policy and could not participate in the justice system in the manner which they had hoped.
Andrew Thomas’ departure will hopefully result in more reasonable policies that will have a good affect on citizens charged with DUI in the Phoenix Area. It would be hard to imagine things getting any worse.
